By Erica Andrew | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Erica Andrew
As I stood outside Panama Hattie’s, I was approached by an older gentleman who asked me if I knew how long this restaurant had been there. I replied that I had no idea, but I regularly attended their “Sink or Swim” on Thursday nights. The man went on to explain to me that when he was my age (he looked as if he was in his late 50s early 60s) he used to come to this bar for a beer back in the ’70s.
By Sarah Vaccaro | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Illustration by Ellen Gambrell
Annette Cappella, chair of the St. Johns Democratic Party thinks the former Alaska governor, Sarah Palin needs more studying.
Palin announced that she is considering running for president in 2012, firing up Republicans, Democrats and Tea Partiers.
By Cal Colgan | jcolgan@flagler.edu
Photo by Phil Sunkel
Andrew Young is no stranger to St. Augustine’s racial tensions.
The former UN ambassador and mayor of Atlanta came to St. Augustine last week to speak to Flagler College about the city’s role in the civil rights struggles of the 1960s and to present his documentary, Crossing St. Augustine, to Flagler and the St. Augustine community in Flagler’s auditorium. The film contains interviews with numerous locals who participated in the city’s civil rights movement and talks about Young’s visit to St. Augustine in June 1964.
By Emily Hoover | ehoover@flagler.edu
Illustration by Charis Harper
Downtown St. Augustine, the oldest city in the United States, welcomes tourists from all over the world on a daily basis. However, when the sun sets and music begins to fill the streets, many tourists, as well as local people, find themselves on St. Augustine Beach or in another county to party.
By Matthew Boyle | mboyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Phil Sunkel
PHOTO CAPTION: Flagler student Lauren Ruotolo smokes a cigarette on campus.
Try arguing that smoking isn’t bad for your health: you don’t have a shot at winning. Even so, there’s a big enough smoker population at Flagler College to cause the administration to restrict smoking in certain areas of the campus.
By Matthew Boyle | mboyle@flagler.edu
The St. Augustine Police Department confirmed a “suspicious” package left outside the post office on Friday, Feb. 12 was not a bomb and contained clothing and personal effects.
The SAPD had blocked off parts of King Street, MLK Boulevard and Markland Place, and evacuated the Flagler College student center as a precaution.
By Matthew Boyle | mboyle@flagler.edu
THIS STORY WAS PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY, FEB. 12.
UPDATE: 8:06 p.m.Though the student center will reopen, Bugg’s Bistro will remain closed for the rest of the night.
UPDATE: 7:44 p.m.Commander Barry Fox of the SAPD confirmed that the suspicious package was not a bomb. Fox said St. John’s County Sheriff bomb squad specialists used two water charges, which were the loud noises, to see what was inside. The red suitcase contained clothing and personal effects, Fox said.
UPDATE: 7:34 p.m.Flagler College Security expects student center to reopen at approximately 8 p.m.
By Caroline Young | CYoung1@flagler.edu
Nearly half of all pregnancies in America are unintended.
Stefanie Kunkel, the executive director of the Florida Association of Planned Parenthood Affiliates, says that she often witnesses pregnant young women who could not afford birth control when they needed it. She says it is common in college-aged women than in working women.
By Joey Metz | gargoyle@flagler.edu
It’s official, the 2 a.m. law is now in effect.
With some upper-level students staying out too late as it was, will this change prove to be a step backwards?
By Erica England | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Meredith Marshall, a second semester senior at Flagler College, is beginning to feel the pressure of finding a job.
“You spend all four years in school preparing for jobs but no one really tells you where to go to look,” said Marshall. “In this economy, applying for a job makes me feel very anxious. Even small jobs like waitressing are hard to find right now.”